Ok, I have to fess up...I've regifted.

We had over 300 people at our wedding. We got so many duplicate gifts that we could not believe it. We put all of the stuff that is duplicates and that we don't use in a closet in our basement. When one of our friends gets married we always go get their registry list to see if we already have something. Of course I have a list of who gave us what from our wedding so I make sure that I am not giving the person back what they gave us.

One of my husbands fraternity brothers is getting married this weekend. No, he won't get the gift that he gave us :) We actually liked his gift!! :)

I'm gonna get flamed here...

Yes, I have regifted. My husband's grandmother knits beautifully but, unfortunately, she uses the cheapest acrylic yarn available to make things. When my daughters were born, she made them each a baby sweater, cap and booties and when I washed them I was astounded to find that I didn't need to throw them in the dryer because they came out of the washing maching BONE DRY! Apparently, it must have been some kind of space age water-repellant acrylic she used. A few years later, one of the people who works for my husband had a set of twins and, yep, guess what I gave her as a baby gift? I wouldn't do it again, though, I feel guilty having given someone something like that!

Oh, and don't think that Gram is some sweet old lady on a fixed income who just wanted to make something nice for her great grandchildren and couldn't afford wool yarn. She is well off, she's just cheap. She gave us a painting of a bullfighter done on black velvet for our wedding gift that John remembers seeing in her living room when he was in grade school!

Body lotions/sprays/bubble bath- these are the worse! Just because you kind of already have the scent you like - so- I get these items as gifts all the time and I never touch them- I just pass them on. I don't re-gift to close friends --just people in the office that you feel obligated to buy a gift for but you aren't really that close to- do you know what I mean?

Actually Tracy, I thought this was hilarious! :)

Originally posted by KillarneyRose Oh, and don't think that Gram is some sweet old lady on a fixed income who just wanted to make something nice for her great grandchildren and couldn't afford wool yarn. She is well off, she's just cheap.

Are we related??? Do you know my mom-in-law??LOL

One of my wedding presents came in a box from THE store in town. It was a crystal SOMETHING! I didn't like it so I took it back and Oh gee, guess what...It wasn't from that store. Actually, it was a crystal LID! (Try writing a thank you note for THAT!) I still have that thing...I toss my loose chage in it.

Have I done the deed?....yep, this year in fact. Got a stained glass BIRD picture to hang in the window. We gave it to my INLAWS! (It was just an extra box for them to open and he's got a foundation set up for birds in N. Carolina so it was a natural.)

Now, if I understand this correctly, it was given IN ADDITION to a gift you purchased for them. Does that make it more acceptable?

Right! It was an additional gift. I HOPE that makes it more acceptable. If I had known anyone into birds as much as he is, I wouldn't have hesitated however! Now would that make it UNacceptable? Gee, I'd rather see someone enjoy it. I guess I could have donated it to some charitable resale shop.

I have regifted and been regifted. Bad examples:

I was married when younger (a few years ago...I'm still young), anyway...my like 3rd cousins, my Great Aunt's kids, who are older than my parents sent me some little blue (barely) hand towels with pink satin big bows on them....the bad part? They were dirty! I couldn't be mad because these two are so old and cute. So, I just wrote a thank you and figured they were saving for later :)

I got regifted this Christmas. I had a Christmas party with my sisters from my chapter in Kansas City. There was this sister and I who hated each other in college, well...she shows at the door with a crappy candle thing, I'm not into crafts at all, but you could tell she just picked it off the shelf, because it was all dusty inside. She hugged me and said, "let's let bygone's be bygone's", which is cool. So, I shoved the thing in my mom's stocking before Christmas morning and she loves the scent so she didn't care one bit :)

Honestly, I feel guilty when regifting. Truthfully, though, that has not stopped me. I do draw the line though. I make sure that the regift is something that person would enjoy and like . . . I don't just throw in a cotton candy scented shower gel to one of my friends who hates sweet smells, for example. And, if it doesn't look new, or if it looks tacky, it's thrown into the garbage. Basically, I only give a regift if it suits the person's personality, and not mine.

Angelina